Geologic Areas

Explore Florida’s unique geology along our hiking trails.

Florida has the highest concentration of springs in the world. There are more than 2,000 miles of coastline, along with interior dunes, too. We have interesting karst features like sinkholes and caves, waterways with waterfalls and rapids, and so much more. Explore outdoor destinations with geologic features, everything from ravines to springs.

Caves Rapids Sinkholes Springs Waterfalls

Trails with Geologic Formations

A.D. Barnes Park

Paved trails wind through the woods at A.D. Barnes Park, a Miami city park, where a tiny slice of native
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Alderman’s Ford Preserve

Alderman's Ford Nature Preserve offers a surprising treat for a Central Florida hike: whitewater, showcasing the Alafia River churning as
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Arch Creek Park

The tropical hammock at Arch Creek Park was the site of a Tequesta Indian village between 500 B.C. and 1300
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Bear-N-Oak Trail

Part of the Florida State Forests Trailwalker program, the Bear-N-Oak Trail at Indian Lake State Forest is a 1.6-mile loop
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Big Oak Trail

The Big Oak Trail is one of the most scenic hikes in North Florida. Much of the hiking parallels the
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Big Shoals State Park

You hear them well before you can see them: a burble of water that rises to a roar as you
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Big Shoals Trail

At Big Shoals State Park, the Big Shoals Trail leads you to scenic perches high atop the river bluffs when
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Big Talbot Bluffs Beach Walk

At low tide, a walk along Bluffs Beach from the Bluffs Picnic Area of Big Talbot Island State Park brings
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Bill Sadowski Park

At the Bill Sadowski Park and Nature Center, the Old Cutler Hammock Nature Trail offers a glimpse of what Cutler
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Black Rock Trail

An unusual and picturesque geologic anomoly, Blackrock Beach at Big Talbot Island is covered with formations that look like black
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